Martien Lubberink

About

Dr Martien Lubberink is an Associate Professor in the School of Accounting and Commercial Law at Victoria University. He has worked the the central bank of the Netherlands where he contributed to the development of new regulatory capital standards and regulatory capital disclosure standards for banks worldwide and for banks in Europe (Basel III and CRD IV respectively).

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10 years 3 months

Latest articles

An exercise in futility?

Kiwibank partial private float: Back on track or back to square one?

10th Dec 24, 9:28am

by Martien Lubberink

Kiwibank partial private float: Back on track or back to square one?

Kiwibank: To sell, or not to sell?

Owner beware: Four reasons why selling part of Kiwibank could do more harm than good

3rd Aug 24, 9:11am

by Martien Lubberink

Owner beware: Four reasons why selling part of Kiwibank could do more harm than good

'Worrying to see the Commerce Commission proposing solutions that may negatively affect financial stability'

New Zealand Commerce Commission's plea for lower bank capital to bolster bank competition – what could possibly go wrong?

3rd Apr 24, 10:11am

by Martien Lubberink

New Zealand Commerce Commission's plea for lower bank capital to bolster bank competition – what could possibly go wrong?

Ascertaining the value of Kiwibank

Initially thwarted by official silence, Martien Lubberink decides to work out Kiwibank's valuation, following its recent sale, himself

3rd Nov 22, 5:00am

by Martien Lubberink

Initially thwarted by official silence, Martien Lubberink decides to work out Kiwibank's valuation, following its recent sale, himself

A sceptic's view of Kiwibank's recent ownership changes

The government taking full ownership of Kiwibank is a bailout in all but name – what are the risks now? asks Martien Lubberink

28th Aug 22, 9:30am

by Martien Lubberink

The government taking full ownership of Kiwibank is a bailout in all but name – what are the risks now? asks Martien Lubberink

Up-to-date and transparent capital adequacy requirements, or ...

Martien Lubberink commends the RBNZ for completing its bank capital review but he has concerns and says the new requirements are already out of date

29th Jun 21, 10:07am

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink commends the RBNZ for completing its bank capital review but he has concerns and says the new requirements are already out of date

Transparency is good for everyone

Why now would be a good time for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to publish stress test results for individual banks, says Martien Lubberink

8th May 21, 11:07am

by Martien Lubberink

Why now would be a good time for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to publish stress test results for individual banks, says Martien Lubberink

Tall poppies

Martien Lubberink sees new APRA rules causing the Australian banks to retreat, shrink, or divest their New Zealand subsidiaries. And what follows then may be riskier for us

28th Oct 19, 9:48am

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink sees new APRA rules causing the Australian banks to retreat, shrink, or divest their New Zealand subsidiaries. And what follows then may be riskier for us

A European solution for the NZ regulator that does not want to supervise

Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ's bank capital proposals offer more of the same and the regulator ought to look to Europe for an alternative approach

17th May 19, 10:05am

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ's bank capital proposals offer more of the same and the regulator ought to look to Europe for an alternative approach

Hybrid 'CoCo' capital does work, my research shows

Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ should soften its bank capital proposals and allow the use of hybrid capital which could save taxpayers' money & benefit cooperative and mutually owned banks

18th Mar 19, 11:45am

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ should soften its bank capital proposals and allow the use of hybrid capital which could save taxpayers' money & benefit cooperative and mutually owned banks

Making New Zealand banks great again

Martien Lubberink probes the governance of the Reserve Bank's proposals to increase bank capital, noting the proposals are as simplistic as they are Trumpian

15th Feb 19, 9:41am

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink probes the governance of the Reserve Bank's proposals to increase bank capital, noting the proposals are as simplistic as they are Trumpian

Abandoning a potent tool?

Martien Lubberink questions whether the RBNZ has become too philosophical about bank capital

27th Nov 18, 9:42am

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink questions whether the RBNZ has become too philosophical about bank capital

Enabling international investors to compare apples with apples

Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ should take a leaf out of APRA's book and adopt international capital ratio definitions

29th Aug 18, 11:25am

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ should take a leaf out of APRA's book and adopt international capital ratio definitions

RBNZ's Dashboard strikes a sensible balance

Victoria University's Martien Lubberink embraces the RBNZ's new bank disclosure Dashboard, but would like stress test data included

31st May 18, 11:16am

by Martien Lubberink

Victoria University's Martien Lubberink embraces the RBNZ's new bank disclosure Dashboard, but would like stress test data included

Why the RBNZ should publish banks' stress test results

Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ publishing bank stress test results would stimulate public interest in banks more than the RBNZ's Dashboard will

8th Mar 18, 9:27am

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink says the RBNZ publishing bank stress test results would stimulate public interest in banks more than the RBNZ's Dashboard will

No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy

Martien Lubberink sees some concerns with the Reserve Bank's thinking in its review of bank capital adequacy requirements

22nd Jan 18, 7:19am

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink sees some concerns with the Reserve Bank's thinking in its review of bank capital adequacy requirements

Choose your CoCo battles wisely

Martien Lubberink takes a look at a nuanced and positive report on CoCo bank securities from the Bank for International Settlements

27th Nov 17, 9:57am

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink takes a look at a nuanced and positive report on CoCo bank securities from the Bank for International Settlements

Sunshine is the best disinfectant

Martien Lubberink welcomes the RBNZ Dashboard bank disclosure regime, sees lessons for other countries & expects even greater disclose as the RBNZ beds it in

10th Oct 17, 9:40am

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink welcomes the RBNZ Dashboard bank disclosure regime, sees lessons for other countries & expects even greater disclose as the RBNZ beds it in

The RBNZ bank capital review explained in Bert & Ernie speak

Martien Lubberink on sprinkler systems and fire extinguishers, or put another way, the RBNZ's plans for banks' capital quality

31st Aug 17, 12:04pm

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink on sprinkler systems and fire extinguishers, or put another way, the RBNZ's plans for banks' capital quality

This week's guest Top 10

Martien Lubberink on lessons learnt 10 years after the GFC, the RBNZ's capital review & peace breaking out between the RBNZ & Kiwibank

18th Aug 17, 10:02am

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink on lessons learnt 10 years after the GFC, the RBNZ's capital review & peace breaking out between the RBNZ & Kiwibank

What part of 'not pregnant' did Kiwibank not get?

Martien Lubberink probes the latest development in the Kiwibank-RBNZ capital impasse & suggests this is a spectacular Kiwibank problem, but not more than that

10th Apr 17, 11:03am

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink probes the latest development in the Kiwibank-RBNZ capital impasse & suggests this is a spectacular Kiwibank problem, but not more than that

Free rider problems & tax bills? The Kiwibank capital cock-up

Martien Lubberink delves under the hood as he strives to get to the bottom of Kiwibank's capital stoush with the Reserve Bank

27th Mar 17, 12:04pm

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink delves under the hood as he strives to get to the bottom of Kiwibank's capital stoush with the Reserve Bank

This week's guest Top 10

Martien Lubberink on the cost of bad behaviour, the problem with facts, willful blindness at the Spanish Central bank, bank governance being special & more

17th Mar 17, 10:05am

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink on the cost of bad behaviour, the problem with facts, willful blindness at the Spanish Central bank, bank governance being special & more

Compared to banks across the Tasman, ours are not 'unquestionably strong'

Martien Lubberink says NZ has some catching up to do from a bank regulatory capital perspective as the RBNZ embarks on a review

13th Mar 17, 1:30pm

by Martien Lubberink

Martien Lubberink says NZ has some catching up to do from a bank regulatory capital perspective as the RBNZ embarks on a review

A laudable and innovative RBNZ initiative

Victoria University's Martien Lubberink encourages the public to give the Reserve Bank feedback on its proposed new approach to quarterly bank disclosure

29th Nov 16, 9:43am

by Martien Lubberink

Victoria University's Martien Lubberink encourages the public to give the Reserve Bank feedback on its proposed new approach to quarterly bank disclosure